diocesi

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See also: diòcesi

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, administration), derived from διοικέω (dioikéō).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /diˈɔ.t͡ʃe.zi/, /ˈdjɔ.t͡ʃe.zi/[1]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtʃezi
  • Hyphenation: di‧ò‧ce‧si, diò‧ce‧si

Noun[edit]

diocesi f (invariable)

  1. (religion) diocese

References[edit]

  1. ^ diocesi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • diocesi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana